John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are right ,.... Or "judgment" F15 משפט "judicium", Pagninns, Montanus, Mercerus, Cocceius, Gejerus. . The thoughts of men's hearts are naturally evil, nor can any think a good thought of themselves; but the thoughts of the righteous are directed and influenced by the grace of God, and are formed according to that Word which is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart; their thoughts concerning God and religion, concerning Christ and his... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 12:5
Note, 1. The word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, and judges them. We mistake if we imagine that thoughts are free. No, they are under the divine cognizance, and therefore under the divine command. 2. We ought to be observers of the thoughts and intents of our own hearts, and to judge of ourselves by them; for they are the first-born of the soul, that have most of its image undisguised. Right thoughts are a righteous man's best evidences, as nothing more... read more